Two dominant guards in Brandi Stanford and Annique Smith are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The River Ridge Hawks will take on the Silas Rams in a tournament on Saturday. River Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.2 points per game this season.
River Ridge is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Lakes: they outscored them in every quarter. River Ridge strolled past Lakes with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 54-37. The Hawks have beaten the Lancers the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Lancers has come to flipping the script.
Brandi Stanford
| 02/06/25 vs Lakes | 20 |
| 02/04/25 vs Lincoln | 27 |
| 01/31/25 vs North Thurston | 22 |
| 01/29/25 @ Capital | 26 |
| 01/27/25 vs Peninsula | 15 |
| + 6 more games |
River Ridge got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Stanford out in front who went 8 for 19 en route to 20 points in addition to seven assists and six steals. Stanford's evening made it 11 games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Makiah Wilbourn, who posted 14 points along with eight rebounds and five steals.
River Ridge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Silas ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They managed a 54-49 win over Peninsula.
Silas' victory bumped their record up to 10-13. As for River Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 17-6.
River Ridge couldn't quite finish off Silas when the teams last played back in December of 2024 and fell 47-45. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Smith, who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine boards. Now that River Ridge knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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